1441RPSC2013Polity & GovernanceEnglish
Mizoram has been granted the status of a State by which of the following Constitutional Amendment?
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Correct option: A — 53rd
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- 1442UPPSC2006Polity & GovernanceEnglish
Which Amendment to the Constitution inserted a new Article 21A in the Constitution providing Right to Education?
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Correct option: A — 86th Amendment
- 1443RPSC2013Polity & GovernanceEnglish
Consider the following statements. I. Through 44th Constitutional Amendment, 1978 all the Directive Principles of State Policy have been given preference over Fundamental Rights mentioned in Articles 14 and 19. II. Supreme Court has laid down in its verdict in Minerva Mills Case, 1980 that the preference given only to Directive Principles of State Policy mentioned in Article 39(b) and (c) over Fundamental Rights mentioned in Articles 14 and 19 is constitutional.
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Correct option: C — Only II is correct
- 1444UPSC1999Polity & GovernanceEnglish
An amendment to the Constitution of India can be initiated by the 1. Lok Sabha 2. Rajya Sabha 3. State Legislatures 4. President Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
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Correct option: D — 1 and 2
- 1445UPPSC2004Polity & GovernanceEnglish
According to the Indian Constitution, the Constitutional amendment of the following topics requires consent of atleast half of State legislatures. 1. Federal provision of the Constitution 2. Rights of the Supreme Court 3. The process of Constitutional Amendment 4. Formation of new States or transformation in the borders and names of the states
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Correct option: A — 1, 2 and 3
- 1446UPSC1995Polity & GovernanceEnglish
Which of the following are the matters on which a constitutional amendment is possible only with the ratification of the legislatures of not less than one-half of the states? 1. Election of the President 2. Representation of the States in Parliament 3. Any of the Lists in the 7th Schedule 4. Abolition of the Legislature Council of a State
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Correct option: A — 1, 2 and 3
- 1447UPSC2013Polity & GovernanceEnglish
Consider the following statements. 1. An amendment to the Constitution of India can be initiated by introduction of a Bill in the Lok Sabha only. 2. If such an amendment seeks to make changes in the federal character of the Constitution, the amendment also requires to be ratified by the legislatures of all the States of India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct option: D — Neither 1 nor 2
- 1448RPSC2013Polity & GovernanceEnglish
Consider the following statements regarding Constitutional Amendments. 1. In Article 368, two methods of Constitutional Amendment are mentioned. 2. Constitutional Amendment Bill can be initiated only in Lok Sabha. 3. In case of any dispute between two Houses of Parliament on Constitutional Amendment Bill, Joint sitting of both Houses can be summoned. 4. The President cannot veto a Constitutional Amendment Bill. Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Correct option: B — Only 1 and 4
- 1449UPSC2001Polity & GovernanceEnglish
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists. List-I (Amendments to the Constitution) (a) The Constitution (Sixty ninth Amendment) Act, 1991 (b) The Constitution (Seventy fifth Amendment) Act, 1994 (c) The Constitution (Eightieth Amendment) Act, 2000 (d) The Constitution (Eighty third Amendment) Act, 2000 List-II 1. Establishment of state level Rent Tribunals 2. No reservation for Scheduled Castes in Panchayats in Arunachal Pradesh 3. Constitution of Panchayats at Villages or at another local level 4. Accepting the recommendations of the Tenth Finance Commission 5. According the status of National Capital Territory to Delhi
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Correct option: A — a-5, b-1, c-4, d-2
- 1450RPSC2013Polity & GovernanceEnglish
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists. List-I (Provision of Constitu- tional Amendment) (a) Right to form Co-operative societies under Article 19(1)(c) (b) Protection of SC/ST reservation in filling backlog of vacancies (c) Formation of National Judicial Appointments Commission (d) Limiting the size of the Council of Ministers List-II (Number of Constitu- tional Amendment) 1. 81st Amendment, 2000 2. 91st Amendment, 2003 3. 97th Amendment, 2011 4. 99th Amendment, 2014
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Correct option: C — a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2
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